Christopher Barrington-leigh
Professor at McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolChristopher Barrington-leigh is a professor at McGill University whose interdisciplinary work bridges economics, environmental policy, and public health to measure and improve national well-being using life satisfaction metrics. Trained as a physicist and an economist (PhDs from Stanford and UBC), he brings rare technical depth in physical modeling—originally studying space plasma and atmospheric electrical phenomena like sprites and elves—to empirical analysis of climate impacts and sustainability policy. His research focuses on designing and evaluating policy interventions informed by behavioral insights and rigorous data analysis, with cross-appointments in environment and health policy strengthening applied impact. He has over a decade of academic experience and a pragmatic consulting orientation that translates academic findings into policy-relevant tools. Notably, he prefers GitLab over GitHub, reflecting a thoughtful stance on platform stewardship alongside his scholarly work. Based in Montreal, he combines quantitative rigor with a public-facing mission to make national well-being a central policy objective.
11 years of coding experience
Shad ValleyOld Scona Academic HighWindsor Park ElementaryInternational Space UniversityS.B., Physics, S.B., Physics at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Economics, PhD, Economics at The University of British ColumbiaPhD, Applied Physics, PhD, Applied Physics at Stanford University
French
Stackoverflow
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42answers
37questions
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Github Skills (126)
python10
prediction10
tesla10
dataframes10
pandas10
data-science10
data-analysis10
armbian10
projector10
manipulation10
raspberry10
poppler10
data-structures10
frame10
slide9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
cpbl/pystata-MOVED-TO-GITLAB
Oct 2014 - Jun 2018
Contributions:100 commits, 64 pushes, 4 comments in 3 years 7 months
cpbl/cpblUtilities
Jan 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:158 pushes, 13 comments, 26 issues in 3 years 4 months
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